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Train & Multiply®

and You
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Dr. George Patterson (Originating Author)
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 HOW THE CHURCH STARTED • Work hard with others in loving harmony, especially

024-001 my church, and keep my instructor informed of my activities.

(Romans 12:9-11)
You are being invited to 024-186
participate in a thrilling
Pastoral Training Program • Give of my time and money to extend Christ’s Kingdom
called “Train & Multiply®.” wherever He calls me to go. (Matthew 28:18-20)
Through it, God has raised
up hundreds of pastors 024-187
and has mobilized His
Church in many countries. • Trust in His power to enable the Church to grow and
024-002 reproduce. (Mark 4)
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First of all, ask for the Lord’s guidance as you begin. Then please • Seek to adhere to the requirements for leaders of the Church
read carefully Matthew 28:16-20 and answer the following ques- as set out in 1 Timothy 3:1-7.
tions. (Your trainer will go over this study with you the next time 024-189
you meet.) • Explain the Gospel with zeal, love and clarity, so that people
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1. Who is giving the order to “GO” (take action) and make • Seek to raise up new, reproducing churches especially in areas
disciples in all nations? where there are none. (Romans 15:20-21)
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_________________________ • Be willing to suffer for Christ without selfish ambitions.
024-004 (2 Timothy 2:3)
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2. What authority does Jesus have that gives backing to this • Follow the advice of my Pastoral Trainer, fulfilling faithfully all
order? my assignments in work and study.
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 Finally, read the 3. This order, given many years ago, now applies to you
following “Train & personally. “Train & Multiply®” is designed to help you obey it
Multiply®” pledge.
Prayerfully consider effectively. So, fellow Christian, we are inviting you to...
each part, and let
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your instructor know
if you agree.
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W_024_027^_CHW03_10 4. To understand what we do when we
“GO” please find in verses 19 and 20
what Jesus orders us to do.
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Jesus tells us to make disciples. He also GO
tells us how to do it. What two things
THE “TRAIN & MULTIPLY®” does He tell us to do to make disciples?
STUDENT’S PLEDGE
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With God’s help, I pledge myself to:
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• Love Him and give top priority to obeying all His commands
(for myself and those whom I teach).
024-183 Besides baptizing them in the name of the father, the Son and
the Holy Spirit, we also teach them to obey. What specifically
• Care for my family with sincere love. (Ephesians 5)
024-184 are the disciples to obey?

• Pray continually for those I shepherd, my coworkers and those

who still need Christ.
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 We are to teach Christ’s disciples to obey all things that He b. ___ You study and work in your home situation.
commanded. Where are we to do this? 024-171

c. ___ You study short courses as you need them.

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We (the church) are to make disciples in all nations (that is, in
all tribes, cultures or societies).
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5. In “Train & Multiply®” we make disciples just as Jesus said to.
Are you in agreement with this basic approach?
d. ___ You seldom meet your Pastoral Trainer.
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e. ___ “Train & Multiply®” is set out in easy steps and
focuses on ministries that your church will do.
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_____________ f. ___ Your Pastoral Trainer makes your plans, and orders
024-013 you what to study.
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6. We do this by b___________ those who repent and accept
Jesus as Lord and Savior and by t________ them to g. ___ You with your Pastoral Trainer’s aid, make plans and
o_________ all that He has commanded. he helps you to achieve them.
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7. Verse 19 says we are to make disciples in “All Nations,” a

rather large area! However, Acts 1:8 explains how they were Answers:024-178
to go about this. Please notice the four areas of responsibility a.= no b.= yes c.= yes d.= no e.= yes f.= no g.=yes
and write them below: 024-179
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 SUMMARY TEST J_________ (our own community)

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1. What did Jesus command His disciples of all nations to do? J_________ (the surrounding area)
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S_________ (other cultures, nearby)
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_________ (far-off countries)
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024-167 8. The disciples obeyed and the church began to grow.

For the apostles, this obedience always started with baptism, Eventually it fell to the Apostle
followed by teaching converts to obey all the rest of Christ’s Paul to become the main
commands. champion for expanding Christ’s
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Now let’s see how he did it.
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024-169 9. Now please read 2 Timothy 2:1-10. Paul not only evangelized
a. ___ You must go to a formal Theological to plant new churches; he also established a chain of instructors
Seminary for several years. and workers through out the Roman Empire, following what he
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“And the PAUL 024-023 If possible you should study: 024-157

things you (1st link) F in a quiet place where you won’t be disturbed. 024-158
024-024 F where you have good light and ventilation.
have heard
PAUL’S 024-159
me say in the
STUDENTS -025
presence of (such as Timothy If possible, it will help to have the following furniture: 024-160
many wit- and Titus, F a table or desk and an upright chair. 024-161
nesses entrust 2nd link) F a bookshelf to keep all your materials together. 024-162

to reliable 024-026 F a notice board to display your planned activities.

RELIABLE 024-163
men who will
MEN 024-027
also be able to
(3rd link) According to your circumstances, where will you study?
teach others.” 024-028
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(4th link)
2 Timothy 2:2
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10. Each worker taught what he had learned to his congregation

and to other workers. They in turn passed it on to others in a
never-ending chain. This is the way the early Christians
conquered their countries for Christ. Today the Holy Spirit is
moving us to do the same. It is a privilege and a great
responsibility.
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 What days and hours are best for your pastoral work? 11. Here we see a clear principle upon which our “Train &
Multiply®” program is based:
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SPECIAL NOTE: When making your timetable, remember

your family. Many pastors ruin their ministries by neglecting “A healthy, obedient church is like a plant that
their families in a supposed dedication to the Lord’s work. grows and reproduces endlessly.”
What does 1 Timothy 3:4-5 say about this? 024-033
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Daughter
Daughter Church
Church 024-035
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Mother Church
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study in one place. In this way you have everything at hand
and it is easier for you to concentrate.
Daughter
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We’re 024-038
here, Dad!
024-165 Granddaughter
Church Great - Granddaughter
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To understand the basic principle of “Train & Multiply®” read the true • Evaluate what you are currently doing. As there are only 24
story of how it all began. hours in one day, you will need to plan and make allowances
024-041 for your PASTORAL WORK and STUDY. Perhaps you will
have to reshuffle or even eliminate some of your current
HOW “TRAIN & MULTIPLY®” STARTED activities.

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Several years ago a Seminary teacher was desperate...

024-043 Now:
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Lord I’m failing to
train new pastors! The - Set apart each week special hours for your pastoral work
young students who
come to the seminary
and study. Don’t leave them for spare moments.
don’t take responsibility 024-150
and seldom go out to
witness. My traditional
methods don’t produce - Plan short study periods at set times on several days
results.
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The Lord spoke through His Word about whom he should train as
pastors and how he should do it. - Fix your study hours for when your mind is clear. Some
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“Elders”... Mmm. Mature
men who manage their
families well and already - Fix your study hours for when it is least likely you will be
have responsibility!
interrupted.
These people can’t come
to the Seminary. I’ll 024-153
have to train them where
they are, like Jesus and
Paul did.
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• No doubt you are a busy person or you wouldn’t have been But, there’s another
invited to “Train & Multiply .” However, most failures come
® problem; these older
folk are very busy and
from those who claim to have too little time. The problem don’t have time for
much study. Also they
usually isn’t a lack of time but of organization of time.
find it hard to read my
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What should I do?
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• Wise pastors schedule the use of their time. We don’t ask you
to schedule every minute ahead of time; that would limit your
freedom to follow the Holy Spirit’s guidance. But you do need
to plan time to do important things.
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Still perplexed, on a train going to a village to recruit a mature man as
It helps to recall in detail everything you have done over the last
a student, he realizes...
few days—as far back as you can remember. Make a list.
024-048 Hey, they do read! But comics
Then decide which of the things were valuable for the Lord’s and photo-novels! Perhaps I can
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work and which were not. Then, practice prayerful
they would study them.
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Be ruthless with your schedule in the
future, to cut out all things that do not
edify the church in a real way. Plan
uninterrupted blocks of hours for very
important tasks. Also, give ample
time to your family and for rest.
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 John! You’re A worker sent to another field should return to his home church to
always eager to give an account of his progress. (Acts 14:26-28) Why should
help your people
know Christ. Will your church know what you are doing?
you train to be a
Pastor if I bring
booklets that you
can understand?
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What problem could arise if you go around preaching in someone
else’s area of responsibility without their agreement?
Sure! If they are easy and you come
once or twice a month. I’ve got too much
work to do to go to your classes in town.
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A few weeks later, the student John is praising the Lord...
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At last I can understand and learn God’s Word! Now
I can preach it all over the region! Our little church is
growing! My people are coming to know Christ! Your responsibility as a student:
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booklet I gave you on repentance? Who runs whom?
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 Ask the Lord to Yes, it went very well. But now I
point out which need to teach them to worship, to
qualities you need evangelize, to give, to...
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effective leader.
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You must also work in harmony with other members of the body of
Christ. God does not want you to have an independent spirit, without
respect for the proper leaders of the church. In Acts 13:1-3 we find
that God speaks to us not only through His written Word but also
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Excellent! You’ve got teaching gifts, John! I’ll make
a list of the main activities a church needs to grow and
multiply. And then, I’ll prepare study booklets for
each activity, so your church can really obey God’s
word effectively. Pray for me, brother.
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F our own opinions. 024-129 The teacher started with the things Jesus commanded.
F others in our church. 024-057
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Lord, help me to
Likewise as a pastoral student you should work: 024-131 list all the essential
F on your own. 024-132 activities a church
needs as it grows.
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Later on... As a pastoral worker you must NOT be: 024-122
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to much wine violent, but gentle
Look, John, this Activity Guide will help us plan 024-124 W_024_34^_INW01_01
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what your church will do next. It lists the Pastoral
Study Booklets you’ll need for each activity.
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Great!
Right now
we need a
booklet to
help us
organize
the worship.
a lover of money a recent convert
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A few weeks later...

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My cousins in other villages are really
witnessing for the Lord. Can you train
them also to pastor their people?
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As a pastoral worker you must be: 024-115
above reproach, and have a
good reputation with outsiders
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I don’t have time for
more students. But you
hospitable can train them, John. I’ll
help you keep ahead of
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them. You should also
train some other “Elders”
in your church. Just
imitate the way I’m
discipling you.
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temperate, able to teach I’d love to train them! As long as you help me and
self-controlled, 024-119 W_024_31^_INW01_00 provide the materials. My dream is coming true; I can
respectable see churches growing in every village!
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husband of but one
wife, and must
manage your own
family well (or how Yes, isn’t it wonderful! Praise the Lord! Here
can you take care of are two copies of the Student Activity Guide and
God’s church)? some booklets you can use with your cousins.
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 So, following Paul’s What are you currently doing to obey Christ’s orders?
example, a network
soon grew, of new
pastors in training.
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Now take a step of faith and prayerfully write down names of people
Over a period of twenty years, more than a hundred new churches
and places where, with God’s help, you can GO AND MAKE
grew and multiplied to the glory of God and the extension of His
DISCIPLES.
Kingdom.
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Apart from responsibilities in Pastoral work, you must also develop

personal qualities in order to have an effective ministry, as illustrated
on the following pages. (1 Timothy 3:1-7)
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We “break bread” to celebrate Communion (the Lord’s Supper) in These same BIBLICAL principles, followed in rural Honduras have
obedience to Jesus. The ministry of worship grows out of been proven, time after time, to work also in large cities, towns,
this command. villages and rural areas throughout the world.
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Please read Matthew 4:4. What is the ‘bread’ upon which we are to Are you interested in being part of a Pastoral Training Program like
feed daily? this? If so, continue reading.
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All disciples of Christ feast on the Word of God, and teach it to
1. First, it is a task-oriented program for those who will have a
others. In Matthew 28 Jesus told us to make disciples. This com-
PASTORAL MINISTRY. As a student in “Train & Multiply®”
mand to make disciples leads to many ministries: witnessing for
you must evangelize and disciple others.
Christ, teaching obedience to new disciples, shepherding the flock,
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meditating on God’s Word, sending missionaries and all aspects of
teaching and Christian education.
Those who just want to learn the Bible, without practicing its
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teaching, cannot be enrolled as students.
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Where are you currently serving the Lord?

2. Second, it is a STUDY program. You will learn by studying

and practicing God’s Word with the aid of specially prepared
PASTORAL TRAINING BOOKLETS.
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3. Third, your PASTORAL TRAINER (instructor) will guide you We give out of love. You must teach your disciples to give gener-
as you plan both your pastoral work and studies. ously. The ministry of stewardship grows out of this command.
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4. So, the “Train & Multiply®” program is made up of: Please read Matthew 22:37-40. What is the most important
024-078 command of all? It has two parts. Please write them both, in your
PASTORAL WORK in real life situations, 024-079 own words:
HOME STUDY with simple, practical courses, 024-080
REGULAR MEETINGS with your Pastoral Trainer.
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mercy ministries in which we serve needy people. Jesus said in

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John 14:15, “If you love me, obey my commands.”

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Find in Luke 22:19-20 what we do as a church body regularly to

These three components link together like railway tracks. Your exalt Christ?

Pastoral Work and Study (the rails) are kept together by

regular meetings with your Pastoral Trainer in order to share
and plan your steps forward.
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Read Matthew 28:19-20 and Acts 2:38. How do we confirm a However, unlike most
convert’s faith and repentance? Seminaries where you
must leave your home,
work and church, and
study great volumes of
heavy reading...
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We confirm repentance with baptism. The ministry of discipleship

grows out of this initial obedience.
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Read Matthew 6:5-13 and 7:7-8. What else do we do daily? In “Train & Multiply®”:
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• You study at home, at your own level and pace without leaving
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We pray daily. The ministries of intercession, praying for the sick,
family and private devotions, and spiritual warfare grow out of this
• Instead of great volumes of text, the program is broken down
command. for you into easy steps with short, simple studies which your
024-102 Trainer will give you one at a time when needed.
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Please read Matthew 6:19-21. What else does an obedient disciple
of Christ do?
• The “Student Activity Guide,” which your trainer will keep for
you, holds the program together and shows you the
appropriate studies you can select as you do your work.
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• As you study, you will have regular meetings with your Pastoral Your Responsibilities in Pastoral Training
Trainer to pray, study and plan future steps forward in your 024-094
ministry. As a Pastoral Student in “Train & Multiply®” your orders come
024-091 directly from Jesus. You will build your entire ministry on the founda-
tion of basic obedience to Christ and His apostles.
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We don’t mean by this that all you will do is simply teach the
commands of Jesus. We start with His commands, as the basic
foundation, then build all further teaching and ministries on this ‘rock’
foundation. Let us review Jesus’ basic commands. He commanded
The person who over forty things, but they all fit under seven basic commands. In
gave you this booklet
has prayerfully Acts 2:37-47 we find the 3,000 converts of the first New Testament
considered that you
are suited to join this
church obeying these seven in their most basic form.
program. Before 024-096
committing yourself,
please consider the
heavy responsibilities What does Jesus command in Mark 1:15 for us to be saved?
you will have in
ministry and study.
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To be saved we must repent and believe. In other Bible passages

we find that we also must and receive the Holy Spirit. (John 3:3-9,
John 20:22) The ministry of evangelism grows out of this command.
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